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Production Auth with Rork × Better Auth: Web + Mobile Unified Authentication
A hands-on guide to unifying your Rork mobile app and web admin under a single Better Auth backend. Covers email links, social, passkeys, and organizations — including every cookie and deep-link gotcha I hit in production.
Microphone and Audio Recording Not Working in Rork — A Symptom-Based Troubleshooting Guide
When microphone or audio recording stops working in a Rork-generated app, the root cause is often not obvious. This guide walks through common failure patterns — permissions, audio mode setup, simulator limits, and async pitfalls — with working code fixes.
Updating Your Rork App for iOS 26: A Practical Guide to Liquid Glass and Expo SDK 54
A developer's guide to preparing Rork-built React Native apps for iOS 26. Covers Expo SDK 54 migration, Liquid Glass tab bars with NativeTabs, GlassView implementation, and common errors with fixes.
Building Kids Apps with Rork Max: App Store Kids Category, COPPA Compliance, and Parental Controls Complete Guide
A complete guide to developing and publishing kids apps with Rork Max. Covers App Store Kids category requirements, COPPA-compliant implementation patterns, parental gate code examples, and Ask to Buy integration for indie developers.
Building a Production-Grade Handwriting Note App with Rork × PencilKit
How to ship a real PencilKit-based note app with Rork — covering Apple Pencil Pro Squeeze and Hover, PKDrawing persistence, CloudKit sync, and Vision-based handwriting OCR with production patterns.
5 Things to Check First When Rork Shows 'Unable to Resolve Module'
Walk through the five most common causes of the 'Unable to resolve module' error in Rork, React Native, and Expo projects, with the exact commands and the order in which to check them.
When 'pod install' Fails on Rork-Exported iOS Projects — A Practical Guide for the Apple Silicon Era
Most pod install failures on Rork-generated iOS projects come from the same handful of root causes — Apple Silicon ffi mismatches, Ruby version conflicts, CocoaPods version drift, Xcode path issues, and Hermes/Folly compile errors. Here is the order I work through them.
Sign in with Apple in Rork: Server-Side Verification, Account Linking, and the Mandatory Deletion Flow
Dropping a Sign in with Apple button into your Rork app and shipping it is the fastest path to a rejection. This guide walks through the full picture: nonce hashing, server-side ID token verification with Apple's JWKs, the mandatory account deletion flow, and the often-forgotten revoke_token call back to Apple.
react-native-chart-kit BarChart with Multiple Datasets: Side-by-Side Implementation Patterns for Rork Apps
react-native-chart-kit's BarChart doesn't support multiple datasets out of the box. Learn 3 practical workarounds for side-by-side grouped bar charts in Rork apps — from quick color-coded fixes to migrating to Victory Native.
Writing Prompts for Complex Screens in Rork Max
How to write Rork Max prompts that reliably generate complex screens like dashboards, filtered lists, and validated forms — covering role context, data types, UI spec, and iterative refinement.
Using the useFigma Hook in Rork Max to Bridge Design and Code
A practical guide to Rork Max's useFigma hook — covering Figma integration setup, design token extraction, frame-to-component conversion, and caching strategies for production builds.
How I Cut My Rork App's AI Costs from $350 to $35/Month with Cloudflare AI Gateway
Complete guide to reducing AI API costs in Rork apps using Cloudflare AI Gateway. Covers caching strategy, multi-provider failover, rate limiting, and real implementation code to achieve 90%+ cost reduction.